Beetroot indicator is prepared by following the given steps below:
Step 1: Peel the beetroot carefully with a knife.
Step 2: Cut the beetroot into small pieces and grind in a mixture and make a paste of beetroot.
Step 3: Some amout of water is then added to the paste.
Step 4: Filter the paste and only the juice is taken in a container which acts as an indicator.
Step 5: By adding this beetroot into the substances, we can identify which is acidic, basic or neutral.
• In case of acids, the beetroot juice does not show any change in color while in case of base or alkalis, it changes to yellow colour.
• For example, when we pour beetroot juice in HCl acid it shows no any change in color. But when poured in sodium hydroxide solution, the solution turns into yellow.
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(a) Name one indicator which turns red on adding an acid.
(b) Name one indicator which turns red on adding a base.
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